Games on April 27, 1980

The games of April 27, 1980

12 games were played on April 27, 1980, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 20-11 winners over the Oakland Athletics. A shutout went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 7-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1, the California Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 26, 1980 and the next, Apr 28, 1980. For the wider picture, see the 1980 season.